"Let's move on, " says AO Director

 

 

 

 

Move On - Really 

Opelka discusses Tennis Media

 It is bad and most tennis coaches and good players know it.  The questions that the journalists ask tennis players are often beyond stupid.

 

 Here is a link to an interview with Reilly Opelka. 

It's a good interview and on point. Tennis media, in general, is bad news. I see many tennis journos praising their favorites, and they spend their remaining time attacking players that aren't.

How did denying Novak the chance to play in the 2022 AO change the outcome? Rock - Scissors - Paper

 Here is how I see it.

It reminds me of the Rock, Scissors, Paper game.

In the Big 3, before 2011 Fed could beat everyone except Rafa. When Novak hit stride in 2011 and forward, Rafa couldn't touch him on HC but Rafa can beat everyone including Fed. 

 Now, Med may become a problem for Novak as he has shown, but it has still been 9 years since Rafa has taken a set from Novak. So, if the draw had Novak facing Rafa anywhere in the draw, even the finals, the odds were his. 

How were the odds changed?

It moved Rafa's chance to win the whole thing from less than 20% to 50%.   And because of how games line up, it took Med's chance from say 40-50 % against Novak to 25% against Rafa.    Against Med, even. Knocking Novak out of it took him from a 50-70% depending on the draw, to Zero.  

 

Rafa or Novak to 22 first. Mac predics Rafa

 Mac Prediction

Novak to speak on AO Saga

 Novak to speak on AO Experience

Mac talks of Gloating from Aussies against Novak

Feeling envy and bitterness toward anyone whose presence reminds you that you aren't free is probably the outcome of being a captive in your own country for two years. It's not a good look for the AO or Australia. Many others in tennis have shown the same response and I wonder if it's for similar reasons.

 Tennis Legend accuses fans of Gloating over Djokovic Treatment

Is Tennis the New Pro Wrestling

  

 

I think this last AO was as politicized as a presidential debate where the partisan moderator joins one side, acting more like a member of a pro-wrestling tag team for one of the contestants. If you remember that happening here in the U.S., you'll get what I mean. 

 It's tough when you have the referee/umpire/judge, and in this case, government, working for the other side. 

 

 Maybe tennis will become the next pro-wrestling where we all know the outcome is fake.

If it weren't for Novak, we wouldn't be deported.